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North Carolina

mahatmakanejeeves

(61,138 posts) Tue Apr 4, 2023, 03:18 PM Apr 2023

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NC Democrat expected to change parties, granting the Republican legislature unfettered power

Glenn Kessler Retweeted

Breaking: NC Democratic lawmaker Rep. Tricia Cotham is expected to switch her party affiliation to Republican, handing NC Republicans a legislative supermajority and the votes to override D Gov. Roy Cooper mid-legislative session. #ncpol

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NC Democrat expected to change parties, granting the Republican legislature unfettered power
Rep Tricia Cotham is expected to announce her decision Wednesday.

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NC Democrat expected to change parties, granting the Republican legislature unfettered power (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 OP

So which rights will she be taking away first? Freethinker65 Apr 2023 #1

And another right wing infiltrator takes off their mask. hadEnuf Apr 2023 #2

Or she was bought with a bag of silver TheRealNorth Apr 2023 #3

If someone is selling out to the treasonous monstrosity that the GOP has become hadEnuf Apr 2023 #6

I worried about this in January FBaggins Apr 2023 #4

These stories always feel like a dagger in the heart! They will do ANYTHING for money, but PortTack Apr 2023 #5

Freethinker65

(11,147 posts)

1. So which rights will she be taking away first?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Apr 4, 2023, 03:22 PM

Apr 2023

hadEnuf

(2,748 posts)

2. And another right wing infiltrator takes off their mask.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Apr 4, 2023, 03:57 PM

Apr 2023

These Trojan horses are planted everywhere.

TheRealNorth

(9,629 posts)

3. Or she was bought with a bag of silver

Reply to hadEnuf (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 4, 2023, 03:59 PM

Apr 2023

hadEnuf

(2,748 posts)

6. If someone is selling out to the treasonous monstrosity that the GOP has become

Reply to TheRealNorth (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 4, 2023, 05:47 PM

Apr 2023

it is hard to imagine that they were ever any kind of Democratic minded person.

FBaggins

(27,746 posts)

4. I worried about this in January

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Apr 4, 2023, 05:05 PM

Apr 2023

Thought that we had gotten past the danger point

PortTack

(34,703 posts)

5. These stories always feel like a dagger in the heart! They will do ANYTHING for money, but

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Apr 4, 2023, 05:11 PM

Apr 2023

Nothing for their country.

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